AHINGUA FAMILY vs. REBECCA KORKOR ADJEI AND JADA ESTATES LIMITED [2012]DLHC4176

Date	2012-07-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/434/12
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC4176

HIS LORDSHIP MR JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH

S.R. BREMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS

JOHN KLU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

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    color:#0070C0">AHINGUA FAMILY</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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    <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:
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    color:#0070C0">vs.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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    <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:
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    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
    color:#0070C0">REBECCA KORKOR ADJEI&nbsp;AND JADA ESTATES LIMITED</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
    line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
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    <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:
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    mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">[HIGH COURT, (FINANCIAL DIVISION 1), ACCRA]</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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    mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SUIT NO.
    FAL/434/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 16<sup>TH</sup> JULY, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
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    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
    mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">S.R. BREMPONG FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
    mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JOHN KLU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
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    MR JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
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    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">MOTION
    TO DISMISS SUIT ON GROUNDS OF</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">ESTOPPEL
    AND ABUSE OF LEGAL PROCESS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Per a
    Motion On Notice filed in this case on 22/05/12, the defendants/applicants
    are seeking an order of this court dismissing the Plaintiff’s Writ of
    Summons on grounds of res judicata and an abuse of legal process in terms
    of Order 9 rr 7 &amp; 8 of CI 47.&nbsp; It is the case of the defendants/applicants
    that the instant matter has been tried and determined by the Dodowa
    District Court.&nbsp; They claim that the land, the subject matter of this
    present suit is the same as that piece of land in the earlier suit.
    &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
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    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">In
    moving the application, learned Counsel for the defendants/applicants
    referred the court to the judgment of the District Court (Exhibit 1) and
    submitted that learned Counsel for the Plaintiff in this present case filed
    an appeal against that judgment delivered sometime in the year, 2003.&nbsp;
    Additionally, he said, whilst the appeal was still pending at the Koforidua
    High Court, the same Counsel filed a fresh writ of summons at the Accra
    Circuit Court.&nbsp; This writ was however discontinued on 16/02/12 and
    Counsel then filed this present suit in this court.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:0in;
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    mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line</main>